• Opening weekend in Montana is always the 3rd Saturday in May, usually a time of high and muddy water throughout the region. The family and I were opening up the cabin on Henrys Lake and getting excited and ready for…

  • For several decades, it has been generally understood that fishing on the Henry’s Fork is shaped during the season when the least amount of opportunity is available. And while it is true that seasonal closures on some stretches of the…

  • It’s March Madness and my brackets got pulverized. Soccer season is over and the school year’s winding down. It’s now I get itchy. It’s now I start to turn over like a lake, swimming the fine line of clarity and…

  • In 1994 I took my first trip to the greater Yellowstone area. I travelled with a close friend who is infamously known in many circles as ‘Cheeseburger Paul.’ I met Paul when I was 15 inside his World Famous Ted’s…

  • "We are lucky people” ~ Rene Harrop The sun is up in Last Chance. We’ve witnessed quite a welcome transformation over the past month. Transition’s, both in climate and attitude have improved greatly – as warmer days, ample sunshine and…

  • "In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer” ~ Albert Camus Late winter in the caldera, call it what you will; arctic anxiety, the shack nasties, doldrums, cold winter chill, frigid &…

  • When asked if I was available for a photo shoot by one of my good friends and professional photographer Dan Armstrong, I immediately jumped at the offer. He kinda left me hanging for a little while, I just assumed he…

  • Imagine broad, clear water meandering gently through open meadows ablaze with wildflowers harboring a host of nesting bird life. When copious hatches of aquatic insects and the presence of sizable rainbow trout are added to the picture, you arrive at…

  • TroutHunter is happy to announce that our very own Guide Pat Gaffney is offering up some of his flies for purchase. Pat is both a well-rounded guide and angler. Check it out and you won’t be disappointed in supporting Pat’s…

  • "October is a symphony of permanence and change” ~ B.W. Overstreet It’s fine time here in Henry’s Fork Country folks. The luke warm air of late summer has moved south, leaving us with a welcome crisp feel to the morning…